Black Friday
Short description
During the holiday shopping season, employees at a toy store find themselves fighting for survival. While preparing for a massive Black Friday sale, an extraterrestrial parasite arrives on Earth and infects the customers, transforming the shoppers into violent monsters. The staff must work together to defend themselves against the mutated hordes.
This American comedy horror film was directed by Casey Tebo, marking the first of two films he has directed according to available records. The movie was produced by Bruce Campbell and Warner Davis, with a screenplay written by Andy Greskoviak. The ensemble cast includes Bruce Campbell as the store manager Jonathan, Devon Sawa as Ken, and Ivana Baquero as Marnie, alongside Michael Jai White and Ryan Lee.
The film received a mixed to negative response from audiences. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 4.7/10 based on 9,900 votes, while on TMDB it has a score of 4.9/10 from 288 votes. Film critics provided a slightly higher assessment, giving the movie a rating of 5.6/10 based on 20 reviews.
What's left behind the scenes
- Special effects experts used spaghetti, boiled with white dye and coated in slime, to create the pasture-like mass.
- According to director Casey Tebo, the film was based on an unused script from a 1994 Power Rangers franchise project.
- The radio reports the evacuation of residents from Columbus, Carpenter, Lynch, and Wright counties. This is a tribute to directors Chris Columbus, John Carpenter, Joe Lynch, and Edgar Wright.
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